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Cancer Screening (Preventive) Questions

Asked for female, 31 years old from Faridabad
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MBBS, M.S. General Surgery, M.R.C.S. Eng...read more

Oncologist•Mumbai
Cancer is caused by uncontrolled growth of cells in an area of our body. It can be due to loss of function of tumor suppressor genes or due to increased function of oncogenes.
Screening is recommended for a few cancers to help in early detection and cure.
Breast Cancer: screening mammography from age 45 years every 2-3 yearly. Cervical cancer: Pap smear (3 yearly) or HPV (5 yearly) from age 26 to 55
Prostate cancer PSA level every 2 years from age 50.
Oral cancers: visual inspect...more
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Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surge...read more

Ayurveda•Pathanamthitta
Hi
Symptoms depends on type and cancer stage. There may be
Un explained Weight loss
Persistent Fatigue
Bowel/bladder changes
Bleeding
Lump/masses
Pain
Fever, chills
Headache
Joint pain
Abdominal pain, nausea
Loss of appetite
Swollen lymph nodes
Types of blood cancers are
Leukemia
Hodgkin lymphoma
Non-hodgkin lymphoma
Multiple Myeloma.
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Asked for male, 22 years old from Bilaspur
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MBBS, MS - General Surgery, DNB - Surgic...read more

Oncologist•Hyderabad
There are always chances at that age. You can get an imaging done like MRI scan and a biopsy to confirm the same.
Asked for female, 40 years old from Pune
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MD - Obstetrtics & Gynaecology, FCPS, DG...read more

Gynaecologist•Mumbai
Ca 125 test itself can not suggest anything, need doctor to listen to detailed medical history in form of questions and answers, examination of patient and sometimes reports so meet concerned doctor.- Gynecologist.
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MD - Homeopathy, BHMS

Homeopath•Vadodara
Hello Utsav...
There are number of methods of treatment for it like allopathic homoeopathic and Ayurvedic..
Depends on what treatment you take
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Asked for Female, 30 years old from Jaipur
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You are having bleeding disorder, please check complete hemogram and coagulation profile. Take vitamin c till your final reports.
Asked for male, 22 years old from Patna
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General Physician•Mumbai
It increases during viral infection or during chronic infectious disease or many times there is no reason unless until proven otherwise
Asked for male, 49 years old from Solapur
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BHMS, MD - Homoeopathy

Homeopathy Doctor•Lucknow
Chemo and radiation are today's most reliable treatment but with lots of side effects specially at this age of patient. There are medicines in homoeopathy but the treatment plan in homoeooathy is less reliable than chemo and radio. So plz go for chemo and radio and for covering up their side effects, homoeopathy can help you surely.
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